An Analysis of the Factors Influencing the Political Culture of the Students of Parsabad Islamic Azad University

Political culture is one of the most important phenomena of social life in modern era، with an undeniable influence on the political conduct of the members of the society. It is also one of the main pillars and principles of the growth and development of society. Belief in political equality، trust، feeling of security، and national and ethnic loyalty، are among significant elements closely related to political culture and society development pattern. The present study aims to analyze the factors influencing the political culture of the students of Parsabad Islamic Azad University. The main question addressed in this study concerns the factors which influence the political culture of the students of Parsabad Islamic Azad University. The hypotheses of the study suggest that variables such as ethnicism، religiousness، political motivation، personality and socio-economic status have a significant relationship with political culture. The survey methodology – correlation between variables – and interview، as the means for collecting data to answer the questions، are utilized in this study. Also the statistical method and the SPPS software are used to analyze the data. The results of the study indicate that none of the hypotheses of the research was confirmed except for the relationship between the political motivation and the political culture. This shows that the temporal and spatial condition of Parsabad and، consequently، that of the students are different from the temporal and spatial conditions of the theories presented in this study